San Jose, Calif. — It's a long way from Syracuse, N.Y., to Missoula, Mont., but Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, whose Orange basketball team will face Montana in the second round of the NCAA Tournament here on Thursday, has made the trip several times.

Boeheim's oldest daugher, Elizabeth, got her master's degree from the University of Montana. She taught there and still lives in Missoula.

"I've been there many times,'' Boeheim said Wednesday during his press conference here at the HP Pavilion. "I hope when I go back I'll be treated well.''

Elizabeth Boeheim earned her undergraduate degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. But she's lived in Missoula for the past four years and Boeheim said he likes visiting Big Sky country.

"I enjoy going to Missoula,'' Boeheim said. "We go up and go fishing. It's a really nice place. I really like it. I like going to the Black Pearl restaurant. It's pretty good. One of the better restaurants I've been to.''

Boeheim said Elizabeth would be cheering for the Orange on Thursday.

"She's still got a credit card with my name on it.''

But Boeheim did have a bit of advice for his daughter as she cheers for her dad's team.

"I told her not to wear an orange sweatshirt at the sports bar tomorrow night,'' he said.